 | 1778 - 378 Seiten
...feathers from falling off his head. For my own part, when I fee. a man uttering his complaints under fuch a mountain of feathers, I am apt to look upon him rather as an unfortunate lunatic, than a diftrefled hero. As thefe fuperfluous ornaments upon the head make a great man, a princefs generally... | |
 | 1789 - 508 Seiten
...pretends for his miftrefs, his country, or his friends, one may fee by his action, that his greateft care and concern is to keep the plume of feathers from falling off his head. For my own part, when I fee a man uttering his complaints under fuch a mountain of feathers, I am apt to look upon him rather... | |
 | 1803 - 434 Seiten
...notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action, that his greatest care and concern is...these superfluous ornaments upon the head make a great man, a princess generally receives her grandeur from these additional incumbrances that fajl into her... | |
 | 1803 - 420 Seiten
...notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action,, that his greatest care and concern is...these superfluous ornaments upon the head make a great man, a princess generally receives her grandeur from these additional incumbrances that fall into her... | |
 | 1804 - 676 Seiten
...notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for bis mistress, his country, or his friends, one may sec by his action, that his greatest care and concern is...mountain of feathers, I am apt to look upon him rather an an unfortunate lunatic, than a distressed hero. As these superfluous ornaments upon the head make... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...from falling otY his heuil. 1'or my' own part, when 1 see a man uttering his complaints tmder such u mountain of feathers, I am apt to look upon him rather...distressed hero. As these superfluous ornaments upon tin head make u great man, a princess generally receives her grandeur from those additional incumbrances... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 Seiten
...notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action, that his greatest care and concern is...these superfluous ornaments upon the head make a great man, a princess generally receives her grandeur from those additional incumbrances that fall into her... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 Seiten
...notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action, that his greatest care and concern is...these superfluous ornaments upon the head make a great man, a princess generally receives her grandeur from those additional incumbrances that fall into her... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 Seiten
...notwithstanding any anxieties which he pre« l«wls for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action, that his greatest care and concern is...a distressed hero. As these superfluous ornaments upn the head make a great man, a princess generally receives her grandeur from those additional incumbrances... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 Seiten
...may see by his act r on, that his 'greatest rare and concern is to keep the plume of feathers-from falling off his head. For my own part, when I see...rather as an unfortunate lunatic, than a distressed horo. As these superfluous ornamenrs upon the head make .1 great man, a princess generally receives... | |
| |
... notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action, that his greatest care and concern is to keep the plume of feathers from falling off his head. 
